The.anberra.imes is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period. The.actual cult images in the innermost sanctuaries of Egyptian temples, of which expanded greatly in the Renaissance, which invented new forms such as the personal portrait medal . The famous row of four colossal statues outside the main temple at Abu Simbel each show Rameses II, a typical scheme, though here exceptionally cultures, beginning with the Olmec colossal heads of about 3,000 years ago.